Vivian Vance

Personal Info

Birthday

July 26, 1909

Day of Death

1979-08-17

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

Cherryvale, Kansas, USA

Vivian Vance

Biography

Vivian Vance (July 26, 1909 – August 17, 1979) was an American actress and singer from Kansas, best known for her role as Ethel Mertz on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy (1951–1957).

Known For

The Lucy Show

I Love Lucy

Love, American Style

The Deputy

Here's Lucy

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Great Race

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Filmography

2022
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
2016
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
as Ethel Mertz
2000
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Ethel Mertz (archive footage)
1977
Lucy Calls the President
as Viv
1976
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self
The Great Houdinis
as Minnie
1972
The Lorax
as Singer
Getting Away from It All
as May Brodey
1965
The Great Race
as Hester Goodbody
1956
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
as Ethel Mertz
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
as Ethel Mertz
1953
I Love Lucy: The Movie
as Ethel Mertz
1951
The Blue Veil
as Alicia
1950
The Secret Fury
as Leah
1933
Take a Chance
as Dancehall Girl